For historical figures:

1. Early life
   1. Birth
   2. Parents
   3. Upbringing
   4. Education
2. Context
   1. What world event/trends were occurring in this person’s life?
   2. How might these events/trends have informed their opinions?
3. Timeline of Major Events in their Life
4. Contributions to History
   1. Why is this person significant?
   2. How did they change their time and place?
   3. Include a quote from/about this person
5. Connections to class
   1. How do they connect to the topics we discussed in class?
6. Reflection
   1. Why did you choose to do a project on this person?

For events:

1. Origins
   1. How did this event happen?
   2. Why did this event happen?
   3. Where this is event take place?
   4. Who was involved?
2. Context
   1. What other world events and trends were occurring during this event?
   2. How might those trends and events have made this event happen?
   3. How might those trends and events have changed the outcome?
3. Timeline
4. Contributions to History?
   1. Why is this event significant?
   2. How did it change the time and place/outcome of other events?
5. Connections to class
   1. How does it connect to the topics we discussed in class?
6. Reflection
   1. Why did you choose to do a project on this event?